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{{Infobox album
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| Name = The Angel in the House
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| artist = [[The Story (American band)|The Story]]
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| released = 1993
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| Genre = [[folk-rock]]
| genre = [[Folk-pop]]
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| label = [[Elektra Records|Elektra]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lamey |first1=Mary |title=The Story is all about killing angels |work=The Gazette |date=11 Mar 1994 |location=Montreal |page=C3}}</ref>
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| producer = Alain Mallet, Ben Wittman<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Angel in the House by The Story |journal=Billboard |date=Aug 7, 1993 |volume=105 |issue=32 |page=52}}</ref>
| Label = [[Electra Records|Electra]]
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| Producer = [[Tommy LiPuma]], Alain Mallet, Ben Wittman
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'''The Angel in the House''' (1993) is the second album of [[folk-rock]] duo [[The Story (band)|The Story]].
'''''The Angel in the House''''' is the second album by the [[folk-pop]] duo [[The Story (American band)|the Story]], released in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-story-mn0000475202/biography|title=The Story Biography, Songs, & Albums|website=AllMusic}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Picks & pans – The Angel in the House by The Story |journal=People |date=Sep 27, 1993 |volume=40 |issue=13 |page=23}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
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''[[The Boston Globe]]'' noted that "the album's 12 songs cover ground quickly, tripping through Latin-flavored upbeat pop, then reversing to dwell upon the inner questions that torment sufferers of eating disorders."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Saunders |first1=Michael |title=THE STORY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE |work=The Boston Globe |date=15 July 1993 |department=Calendar |page=6}}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'' wrote that "once again we find the duo's Jonatha Brooke and Jennifer Kimball mining a mostly dark vein of ballads, but the lyrics are more complex, the arrangements more sophisticated."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Joyce |first1=Mike |title=Added Character Improves The Story |work=The Washington Post |date=18 Mar 1994 |page=N17}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' concluded that "both Ms. Brooke's lyrics and the album's moody jazz and Brazilian-flavored arrangements owe a debt to [Joni] Mitchell's late 1970's albums, especially ''Hejira''."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Holden |first1=Stephen |title=Arrangements And Harmonies For a Folk Cuisine |work=The New York Times |date=25 July 1993 |page=A27}}</ref>

[[AllMusic]] called the songs "beautifully arranged and well-orchestrated tale[s] of longing, love, and/or loss."<ref name="auto"/>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
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# When Two and Two are Five - 4:32
# When Two and Two are Five - 4:32
# At the Still Point - 4:48
# At the Still Point - 4:48
# The Angel in the House (<small>Duke Levine/Jonatha Brooke</small>) - 5:02
# The Angel in the House (<small>Duke Levine, Jonatha Brooke</small>) - 5:02
# Mermaid - 4:21
# Mermaid - 4:21
# The Barefoot Ballroom - 5:35
# The Barefoot Ballroom - 5:35
# In the Gloaming - 3:18
# [[In the Gloaming (song)|In the Gloaming]] - 3:18 (<small>Meta Orred, Annie Fortescue Harrison</small>) - 3:18
# Fatso - 4:10
# Fatso - 4:10
# Love Song - 5:26
# Love Song - 5:26
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# Fatso, Part 2: Yo Estoy Bien Asi (<small>Alex Alvear</small>) - 1:58
# Fatso, Part 2: Yo Estoy Bien Asi (<small>Alex Alvear</small>) - 1:58


==References==
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Latest revision as of 16:40, 2 September 2022

The Angel in the House
Studio album by
The Story
Released1993
GenreFolk-pop
LabelElektra[1]
ProducerAlain Mallet, Ben Wittman[2]
The Story chronology
Grace in Gravity
(1991) 		The Angel in the House
(1993)

The Angel in the House is the second album by the folk-pop duo the Story, released in 1993.[3][4]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

The Boston Globe noted that "the album's 12 songs cover ground quickly, tripping through Latin-flavored upbeat pop, then reversing to dwell upon the inner questions that torment sufferers of eating disorders."[6] The Washington Post wrote that "once again we find the duo's Jonatha Brooke and Jennifer Kimball mining a mostly dark vein of ballads, but the lyrics are more complex, the arrangements more sophisticated."[7] The New York Times concluded that "both Ms. Brooke's lyrics and the album's moody jazz and Brazilian-flavored arrangements owe a debt to [Joni] Mitchell's late 1970's albums, especially Hejira."[8]

AllMusic called the songs "beautifully arranged and well-orchestrated tale[s] of longing, love, and/or loss."[5]

Track listing

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All songs written by Jonatha Brooke except where mentioned.

  1. So Much Mine - 4:18
  2. Missing Person Afternoon - 3:34
  3. The Gilded Cage - 6:04
  4. When Two and Two are Five - 4:32
  5. At the Still Point - 4:48
  6. The Angel in the House (Duke Levine, Jonatha Brooke) - 5:02
  7. Mermaid - 4:21
  8. The Barefoot Ballroom - 5:35
  9. In the Gloaming - 3:18 (Meta Orred, Annie Fortescue Harrison) - 3:18
  10. Fatso - 4:10
  11. Love Song - 5:26
  12. Amelia - 5:15
  13. Fatso, Part 2: Yo Estoy Bien Asi (Alex Alvear) - 1:58

References

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  1. ^ Lamey, Mary (11 Mar 1994). "The Story is all about killing angels". The Gazette. Montreal. p. C3.
  2. ^ "The Angel in the House by The Story". Billboard. 105 (32): 52. Aug 7, 1993.
  3. ^ "The Story Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  4. ^ "Picks & pans – The Angel in the House by The Story". People. 40 (13): 23. Sep 27, 1993.
  5. ^ a b "The Story - The Angel in the House Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  6. ^ Saunders, Michael (15 July 1993). "THE STORY THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE". Calendar. The Boston Globe. p. 6.
  7. ^ Joyce, Mike (18 Mar 1994). "Added Character Improves The Story". The Washington Post. p. N17.
  8. ^ Holden, Stephen (25 July 1993). "Arrangements And Harmonies For a Folk Cuisine". The New York Times. p. A27.
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